Best Time to Drive from New Bedford to Barnstable

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 53 minutes via US-6 East and I-195 East and MA-25 East, usually 54 at this time.

Only 67% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from New Bedford to Barnstable by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	53	55	54	54
Tue	54	53	59	58	55	56	57	56	56	55	55	55	56	54	53	55	55
Wed	53	53	59	59	56	57	57	57	56	56	55	56	56	53	54	55	55
Thu	54	54	59	59	56	57	58	59	59	59	58	57	56	55	54	54	54
Fri	53	53	55	56	56	59	60	61	61	61	62	59	58	56	55	55	54
Sat	55	54	53	54	58	60	61	61	59	59	59	59	58	55	54	54	54
Sun	55	54	53	53	54	53	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from New Bedford to Barnstable (via US-6 East and I-195 East and MA-25 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 12:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 1 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New Bedford to central Barnstable along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from New Bedford to Barnstable?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 1 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from New Bedford to Barnstable?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 53 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Bedford to Barnstable?

Leaving around 12:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	53	55	54	54
Tue	54	53	59	58	55	56	57	56	56	55	55	55	56	54	53	55	55
Wed	53	53	59	59	56	57	57	57	56	56	55	56	56	53	54	55	55
Thu	54	54	59	59	56	57	58	59	59	59	58	57	56	55	54	54	54
Fri	53	53	55	56	56	59	60	61	61	61	62	59	58	56	55	55	54
Sat	55	54	53	54	58	60	61	61	59	59	59	59	58	55	54	54	54
Sun	55	54	53	53	54	53	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	53	55	54	54
Tue	54	53	59	58	55	56	57	56	56	55	55	55	56	54	53	55	55
Wed	53	53	59	59	56	57	57	57	56	56	55	56	56	53	54	55	55
Thu	54	54	59	59	56	57	58	59	59	59	58	57	56	55	54	54	54
Fri	53	53	55	56	56	59	60	61	61	61	62	59	58	56	55	55	54
Sat	55	54	53	54	58	60	61	61	59	59	59	59	58	55	54	54	54
Sun	55	54	53	53	54	53	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	53	55	54	54
Tue	54	53	59	58	55	56	57	56	56	55	55	55	56	54	53	55	55
Wed	53	53	59	59	56	57	57	57	56	56	55	56	56	53	54	55	55
Thu	54	54	59	59	56	57	58	59	59	59	58	57	56	55	54	54	54
Fri	53	53	55	56	56	59	60	61	61	61	62	59	58	56	55	55	54
Sat	55	54	53	54	58	60	61	61	59	59	59	59	58	55	54	54	54
Sun	55	54	53	53	54	53	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	54